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Old 05-21-2008 | 07:37 AM
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Default RE: Landing under power...


ORIGINAL: Osirisf16

For better landings and slower speeds, a heavy tail is better than a heavy nose, right?
Depends on what you mean by better. And whether or not the elevator throw is tuned to the CG location. And whether or not 1 or 2mph slower is realistically worthwhile.

But it is true that the more nose heavy the less effective the elevator becomes. And at some point, the elevator runs out of ability to both carry the imbalance and effectively respond to your input. And that might affect the quality of landings.